Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck. / The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds.

(intransitive, obsolete) To grow hair on the chin and jaw. / (transitive) To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded.

The seed of the tree Strychnos ignatii, with similar properties to nux vomica.

The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. / A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.

(intransitive) To run aground on a beach. / (transitive) To run (something) aground on a beach.

A female bear (as opposed to a he-bear, male bear).

A young bear.

(dated) A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop. / (dated) A male lover; a boyfriend. / A male escort. / A suitor of a lady.

(archaic) Prayer, later especially with a rosary. / Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.

(intransitive) To form into a bead. / (transitive) To apply beads to. / (transitive) To form into a bead. / (transitive) To cause beads to form on (something).